Setting up server to host files etc

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I am looking to set up a location on a windows 2000 server as a central point
for a project.

What I want to be able to do is have the users access this location via the
web browser. The users will need to be able to download files, work on them
and post them back up on the server.

The server is not part of a domain. I had been looking at Sharepoint but
realised the server needs to be part of a domain.

Any help on this would be great
ta
 
What I want to be able to do is have the users access this location via the
web browser. The users will need to be able to download files, work on them
and post them back up on the server.
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It would be easier just to run a file server. But, if you really want
a web interface I think you'd have to build it, certainly for the
upload side. You can do that with a simple forms interface - the more
challenging part would be if the files need to end up in multiple
locations and/or if you need security or some kind of checkout
procedures.

For download, you could just point them at a directory and turn on
"directory browsing" on the server (or virtual server). But, I do see
a slight glitch in that if their browser understands the file type as
viewable, it will try to view it rather than offer a download. So, for
example, if they click a link to a .xls file, their browser will kick
up Excel and load the file there.

I don't know of any way that they could just save the file back to the
server except through the previously mentioned browser upload.
However, there are a few other servers MS has had form time to time
that layer on top of IIS - I have no idea if one of these would help
you out as I don't stay up to date on the proprietary stuff.

Try posting in the IIS/Inetserver group - that's the way to go on
this.
 
GD said:
I am looking to set up a location on a windows 2000 server as a central point
for a project.

What I want to be able to do is have the users access this location via the
web browser. The users will need to be able to download files, work on them
and post them back up on the server.

The server is not part of a domain. I had been looking at Sharepoint but
realised the server needs to be part of a domain.

Any help on this would be great
ta
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Check out SSL Explorer, it might work for you.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sslexplorer/
 
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